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1、美国名人电影喜剧演员杰克本尼JackBennyplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:31repeatByGeorgeGrow2005-5-21VOICEONE:mSarahLong.VOICETWO:AndImSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramPEOPLEINAMERICA.Today,wetellthestoryofJackBenny.HewasoneofAmericasbest-lovedfunnymenduringtheTwentiethCentury.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:JackBennywasoneof

2、themostfamousnamesinshowbusinessformorethanfiftyyears.Hestartedasaseriousmusician,beforehediscoveredhecouldmakepeoplelaugh.JackBennybecamefamousnationwideintheNineteenThirtiesasaresultofhisweeklyradioprogram.HisprogramswereamongthemostpopularonAmericanradio,andlaterontelevision.JackBennywonthehearts

3、ofAmericansbymakingfunofhimself.Hewasknownnotassomeonewhosaidfunnythings,butassomeonewhosaidthingsinafunnyway.VOICETWO:JackBennywasborninChicago,Illinois,onFebruaryfourteenth,EighteenNinety-Four.Hisparents,MeyerandEmmaKubelsky,werereligiousJews.TheyhadmovedtotheUnitedStatesfromeasternEurope.Theyname

4、dtheirfirstchildBenjamin.BenjaminKubelskyandhisfamilylivedinWaukeegan,Illinois.Benjaminwasaquietboy.Formuchofthetime,hisparentswerebusyworkinginhisfathersstore.Asachild,Benjamin,orBennyashisfriendscalledhim,learnedtoplaytheviolin.Bennywassuchagoodviolinplayerthat,foratime,hewantedtobecomeamusician.V

5、OICEONE:Whileinschool,BennygotajobasaviolinplayerwiththeBarrisonTheater,thelocalvaudevillehouse.VaudevillewasthemostpopularformofshowbusinessintheUnitedStatesintheearlyNineteenHundreds.Vaudevilleshowspresentedshortplays,singers,comedianswhomadepeoplelaughandotheracts.BennyworkedattheBarrisonTheater-

6、sometimesduringschoolhours.Helefthighschoolbeforecompletinghisstudies.ThepianoplayerforthetheaterwasaformervaudevilleperformernamedCoraSalisbury.Forashorttime,sheandBennyformedtheirownperformingact.Later;heandanotherpianoplayerhadtheirownact.Atfirst,BennychangedhisnametoBenK.Benny.However,thatnamewa

7、ssimilartoanotheractorwhoplayedaviolin.So,hechosethenameJackBenny.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:TheUnitedStatesenteredWorldWarOneinNineteenSeventeen.BennyjoinedtheNavyandreportedtotheGreatLakesNavalStation.Hecontinuedusinghisviolintoperformforsailorsatthenavalstation.Inoneshow,hewaschosenmoreforhisfunnyjokesthanf

8、orhisskillwiththeviolin.Thatexperiencemadehimbelievethathisfuturejobwasasacomedian,notinmusic.VOICEONE:AfterleavingtheNavy,Bennyreturnedtovaudeville.HisperformanceswonhimconsiderablepopularityduringtheNineteenTwenties.Hetraveledacrossthecountrywithotherwell-knownperformers,includingtheMarxBrothers.I

9、nNineteenTwenty-Seven,BennymarriedSadieMarks,asalesgirlfromtheMayCompanystoreinLosAngeles.MissusBennysoonbecamepartofthetravelingshow.SheusedthenameMaryLivingstone.JackBennyappearedinafewHollywoodfilms,butthenleftCaliforniaandmovedtoNewYork.HehadaleadingpartintheBroadwayshow,Vanities.VOICETWO:Bennym

10、adehisfirstappearanceonradioinNineteenThirty-Two.HewasinvitedtoappearonaradioshowpresentedbynewspaperreporterEdSullivan.Bennyopenedwiththisannouncement:Ladiesandgentlemen,thisisJackBennytalking.Therewillbeashortbreakwhileyousay,whocares?However,manylistenersdidcare.Withinashortperiod,Bennyhadhisownr

11、adioshow.Itcontinuedfortwenty-threeyears.(JACKBENNYOPEN)ANNCRrnTheJackBennyProgram(MUSIC),starringJackBennwithMaryLivingstone,PhilHarris,Rochester;DennisDay,andyourstruly,DonWilson(MUSIC)VOICEONE:JackBennydevelopedashowbusinesspersonalitythathadallthequalitiespeopledislike.Hewasknownforbeingsostingy

12、herefusedtospendanyofhismoney,unlessforcedtodoso.Healwayswasconcernedaboutmoney.Forexample,hewouldputonajewelersglasstoexaminethediamondonawealthywomanhehadjustmet.Inanotherexample,arobberpointsagunatBenny.(JACKBENNYPROGRAM)ROBBER:Thisisastick-up.BENNY:Mister,putdownthatgun.ROBBER:Shutup.Isaidthisis

13、astick-up.Now,comeon.Yourmoneyoryourlife.(laughter)ROBBER:Look,bud.Isaidzyourmoneyoryourlife!BENNY:Tmthinkingitover.(laughtermusic)VOICETWO:Onhisshows,JackBennyoftenspokeofhisappearance,especiallyhisbabyblueeyes.Ashegrewolder,healwaysclaimedtobethirty-nineyearsold.Bennywasknownasacomedianwithgreatti

14、ming.Heseemedtoknowtheperfecttimetotellajokeandwhentoremainsilent.Thewayhelookedatotheractorsandhisuseofbodymovementswereworldfamous.Healsowasskilledatusinghisviolintomakepeoplelaugh.VOICEONE:JackBennywasoneofthefirstcomedianswhowaswillingtoletotherpeoplesharesomeofthelaughs.Herarelymadejokesthathur

15、totherpeople.Instead,hewouldlettheotheractorsontheshowtelljokesabouthim.ManyoftheactorsinBennysshowbecamealmostasfamousashewas.TheywouldcriticizeBennysrefusaltoreplacehisancientautomobile.Theymadefunofthepaytelephonethatheaddedtohishouse.ThisisatelephonediscussionbetweenBennyandhistrustedemployee,Ro

16、chester.(JACKBENNYPROGRAM)BENNY:Hello-ROCHESTER:Hello,MisterBenny.ThisisRochester-(applause)BENNY:Rochester,minthemiddleoftheprogram.ROCHESTER:Iknow,boss,butthisisveryimportant.Themanfromthelifeinsurancecompanywashereaboutthatpolicyyouretakingoutandheaskedmealotofquestions.BENNY:Well,Ihopeyouansweredthemright.R